The Segerstedt Institute (SI)

The Segerstedt Institute was established at the University of Gothenburg on the 1st of July 2015 by decision of the vice-chancellor. The institute’s origins are found in the long-standing cooperation between the University of Gothenburg and the municipality of Kungälv in preventing racist and violent milieus and organizations from coming into existence.

The function of the institute is to contribute to the development of knowledge on how to prevent racist organizations and violent ideologies and structures.

The institute aims to nationally distribute resources for countering these issues, contributing with knowledge of how, when and why violent milieus, that are ideologically motivated, are established. The Segerstedt Institute will work systematically to prevent and counter the emergence and reproduction of these environments. Accordingly, the institute will work together with public institutions and non-governmental organizations.